myriad
Americannoun
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a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
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ten thousand.
adjective
noun
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(also used in plural) a large indefinite number
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archaic ten thousand
Other Word Forms
- myriadly adverb
Etymology
Origin of myriad
First recorded in 1545–55; from Greek mȳriad-, stem of mȳriás “ten thousand,” from mȳríos “countless”
Example Sentences
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The other parallel is that private-credit investments now, and myriad mortgage instruments then, both promised high returns with minimal risk.
From Barron's
The rest of “Two Prosecutors” will concern the myriad forces conspiring to thwart his efforts.
From Los Angeles Times
“NCIS,” however, has weathered a myriad of cast changes and the audience continues to come back.
From Los Angeles Times
The Nigerian government denies such claims, saying that members of all faiths have suffered amidst myriad conflicts which have engulfed rural parts of the country.
From BBC
The myriad AV partnerships “support our core thesis: the AV hardware supply base is fragmenting,” the analysts write.
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